F1: Mercedes confirms Tommy Hilfiger sponsorship deal
Mercedes has secured a sponsorship deal with designer brand Tommy Hilfiger꧙ in a multi-year partnership which sees it become the team’s official apparel partner after Hugo Bossꦍ switch to Formula E last year.
The🐎 reigning Formula 1 world champions lost high-profile sponsor Hugo Boss at the end of 2017 after it announced a move to Formula E butꦇ the German manufacturer has lined up a replacement in Tommy Hilfiger, owned by PVH Corp, who will have its branding on its 2018 F1 car as well as team kit and clothing.
Mercಞedes has secured a sponsorship deal with designer brand Tommy Hilfiger in a multi-year partnership which sees it become the team’s official apparel paꦅrtner after Hugo Boss switch to Formula E last year.
The reigning Formul🃏a 1 world champions lost high-profile sponsor Hꦗugo Boss at the end of 2017 after it announced a move to Formula E but the German manufacturer has lined up a replacement in Tommy Hilfiger, owned by PVH Corp, who will have its branding on its 2018 F1 car as well as team kit and clothing.
Mercedes will unveil its 2018 F1 challenger, W09, at Silverstone on the 22nd February wit🎶h four-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton and team-mate Valtter♚i Bottas.
“It is always exciting to embark on a new partnership, partic﷽ularly when it touches such a key area of our team's image,” Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said. “I am positive that it will energise our brand and bring a new spin to how we are perceived from this season.
“We are excited to see how Tommy Hilfiger will dress the team this season and to showcase their exciting plans to the﷽ fans of Formula𝄹 One.”
The Mercedes deal sees the return of Tommy Hilfiger in Formula ꦕ1 havin༒g previously worked with Ferrari and Lotus.
“From the first time I attended a Formula 1 racꦺe, I was compl꧑etely fascinated by the world of motorsport,” Tommy Hilfiger said. “To be re-entering this arena with World Champions Mercedes and their number one team is an incredible way to fuse fashion and F1.
“I recognise the passion, spirit and drive th🀅at the entire Mercedes-A✱MG Petronas Motorsport team shows at every race, and these shared qualities are why I'm excited to partner with them for the upcoming seasons.”
